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enHow One Theologian Managed To Keep Her Faith Through Struggles With Depressionhttp://www.kplu.org/post/how-one-theologian-managed-keep-her-faith-through-struggles-depression
<p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/173229279&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Monica Coleman has an impressive resume (bachelor’s degree from Harvard, master’s of divinity from Vanderbilt, Ph.D. from Claremont School of Theology), and she doesn’t shy away from talking about tough or deeply personal things.</p><p>She’s spoken out about her own trauma of having been raped and her disappointment with the inept and sometimes callous response from church leaders to victims of sexual violence.</p><p><span style="font-size: 14.3999996185303px; line-height: 1.5;">But as open as Coleman has been about her experience as a victim of sexual assault, there was another part of herself she kept hidden for years — her struggle with debilitating depression.</span></p><p>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:00:00 +0000Ashley Gross19188 at http://www.kplu.orgHow One Theologian Managed To Keep Her Faith Through Struggles With DepressionGay Rights Advocates: Idaho Bills Would Upend Local Discrimination Banshttp://www.kplu.org/post/gay-rights-advocates-idaho-bills-would-upend-local-discrimination-bans
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Gay rights advocates say legislation introduced this week in Idaho would undermine local anti-discrimination ordinances passed in seven Idaho cities. The new bills are aimed protecting religious people from activities they say violate their beliefs.</span></p><p>Republican Idaho lawmakers are responding to incidents elsewhere in the Northwest. A <a href="http://www.kplu.org/term/arlenes-flowers">florist in Richland, Wash., faces lawsuits</a> for refusing to provide the flowers for a same-sex wedding. In Oregon, investigators found a baker in Gresham who made a similar stand violated the state's civil rights laws.</p><p>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000Jessica Robinson13026 at http://www.kplu.orgGay Rights Advocates: Idaho Bills Would Upend Local Discrimination BansSeattle-area clergy demand action on gunshttp://www.kplu.org/post/seattle-area-clergy-demand-action-guns
<p></p><p>Seattle-area clergy from many faiths are presenting a united front against gun violence, demanding specific measures from elected leaders. Representing churches and synagogues, seminaries, mosques and Sikh temples, the religious leaders say it’s time to move beyond simply mourning the slaughter of 26 people in Newtown Connecticut. They say now it’s time for action.</p><p>Evoking a string of mass killings, including one in Seattle last spring, the clergy made the case for changing laws and changing attitudes. Imam Abdullah Polovina is with the Islamic Center of Shoreline.</p>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:28:46 +0000Gabriel Spitzer7440 at http://www.kplu.orgSeattle-area clergy demand action on gunsYoung 'Nones' set to transform the political landscapehttp://www.kplu.org/post/young-nones-set-transform-political-landscape
Culture warriors on the left and right would be wise to carefully examine a new survey from the Pew Research Center showing that a growing number of Americans are moving away from religious labels.<p>The study, titled <a href="http://www.pewforum.org/Unaffiliated/nones-on-the-rise.aspx#.UHQPUf3TvfI.facebook">"Nones" on the Rise</a><em>,</em> indicates that 1 in 5 Americans now identifies as "religiously unaffiliated," a group that includes those who say they have no particular religion, as well as atheists and agnostics.<p>Perhaps more instructive is a close look at the age breakdown: If you'rTue, 09 Oct 2012 22:00:44 +0000Scott Neuman6655 at http://www.kplu.orgYoung 'Nones' set to transform the political landscapeFrom Seattle area Sikhs, shock and sadness at Wis. killinghttp://www.kplu.org/post/seattle-area-sikhs-shock-and-sadness-wis-killing
<p><a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain?action=article&amp;ARTICLE_ID=892448">Sikh communities </a>around the Puget Sound region say they&rsquo;re dismayed and saddened by the mass killing at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin Sunday, and they&rsquo;re appealing for more education and outreach to the broader public.</p>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:04:20 +0000Gabriel Spitzer5899 at http://www.kplu.org'A Song For Our Planet' - Hearing the sacred in the environmenthttp://www.kplu.org/post/song-our-planet-hearing-sacred-environment
<p>Did you know that in just about every sacred text there is a reference to the environment? From the Bible to the Koran, to ancient Buddhist writings, there are passages that talk about how people have either been destroying the Earth or how we need to do a better job taking care of it.</p><p>A new coral work performed by Seattle First Baptist and Plymouth Church focuses entirely on the environment. It&#39;s called<a href="http://earthministry.org/events/a-song-for-our-planet"> <em>A Song For Our Planet</em></a>.</p><p>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:30:00 +0000Jennifer Wing4301 at http://www.kplu.org'A Song For Our Planet' - Hearing the sacred in the environmentIn France, 'de-baptism' seen as backlash to pedophile scandalshttp://www.kplu.org/post/france-de-baptism-seen-backlash-pedophile-scandals
In France, an elderly man is fighting to make a formal break with the Catholic Church. He's taken the church to court over its refusal to let him nullify his baptism, in a case that could have far-reaching effects.<p><strong> </strong><p>Seventy-one-year-old Rene LeBouvier's parents and his brother are buried in a churchyard in the tiny village of Fleury in northwest France. He himself was baptized in the Romanesque stone church and attended mass here as a boy.<p>LeBouvier says this rural area is still conservative and very Catholic, but nothing like it used to be.Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:22:29 +0000Eleanor Beardsley3961 at http://www.kplu.orgIn France, 'de-baptism' seen as backlash to pedophile scandalsImam says 9/11 led to interfaith dialoguehttp://www.kplu.org/post/imam-says-911-led-interfaith-dialogue
<p>Reflections of a Muslim leader in Portland:</p><p>&quot;As-Salamu Alaykum. That&#39;s &#39;Peace be unto you.&#39; I&#39;m Imam Mikal Shabazz, the director of the Oregon Islamic Chaplains Organization.</p>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:29 +0000Chris Lehman2523 at http://www.kplu.orgImam says 9/11 led to interfaith dialogueAtheist group launches ad campaign on Spokane buseshttp://www.kplu.org/post/atheist-group-launches-ad-campaign-spokane-buses
<p>A coalition of atheist groups in Spokane is trying to get the word out to other atheists who might feel they&rsquo;re on their own. This week the group launched an ad campaign on public buses and at the Spokane County Fair.</p><p>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:15:27 +0000Anna King2499 at http://www.kplu.orgAtheist group launches ad campaign on Spokane busesPorn...at Eastlake Church?http://www.kplu.org/post/pornat-eastlake-church
<p><a href="http://www.eastlakecc.com/">Eastlake Community Church</a> in Bothell is tackling the spiritual implications of pornography this weekend, starting with <a href="http://www.eastlakecc.com/porn-and-pastries-tickets/">Porn and Pastries</a> Friday night, <a href="http://www.eastlakecc.com/porn-in-the-morn-tickets/">Porn in the Morn</a> Saturday morning, and the big event, the <a href="http://www.xxxdebate.com/">XXX Debate </a>between pastor Craig Gross and porn star Ron Jeremy Saturday night. Gross and Jeremy will also be attending the regular Sunday services.</p>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:39:43 +0000Dave Meyer923 at http://www.kplu.orgPorn...at Eastlake Church?